Life-saving apparatus.



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W, FRU-MN. LIFE SAVING APPARATW. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 1, 1912. Ll, @l

E.. f. 6 .a E d (C C Q v f C] YM u /L M W H www e y W. FRIMAN. LIFE SAVING APPARATUS. .@.PPLIGATION FILED AUG. 1, 1912.

Patented Feb.y 25, 1913.

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ic'nirnn LIFE-SAYING APPJBLRATUS.

Speccatlon of Letters etent.

Patented heb. 2.??

Application sie?. August 1, 191:2. serial no. 712,626-,

.To all yzr/ao/n 'Zt may concern.' l

Be 1t known that I, 'WILHELM Funnix, aV

subject ot the Czar of Russin, residing' nt n constructiini and apparatus 4whereby dit` ferent boatson a certain deck of o "essel ninyhenioved readily and easily to an opening three-gli the deck ot' the vessel, loaded with people and passed down a passageway Y or chut-e which extends through the deck of the vessel and downwardly and outwardly therefrom through' an opening` in the side of the vessel, so that the. boat as it slides down the passageway from the deck is guided outwardly from the Avessel at an angle and onto the surface of the water upon which at thetilne the vessel may be floating. The invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts set forth in the following -speciticotion and particularly pointed out in the claims thereof.

Referring to the drawings: Figure l is n sectional plan op n portion of aA deck of n. vessel constructed in accordance with 'my invention illustrating two chutes or passageway/s through which the boats cnn he passed, and with' s. number of life saving hosts assembled on the deck ot' n vessel. Fig. 2 is n side elevation of what is set fort-h in Fig. l, broken way for the sake of illustration. Fig. 3 is an 'enlarged sectional' plan taken on line 3-3 of Figi 2. Fig. et is e side elevation. partly broken away, illustrating one of the life saving boats. Fig. 5 is an enlarged sect-ion taken on line 5 5 olf Fig. Q. Fig. 6 is an end elevation of one of the rollers together with its supporting hriickethupon which the boots are Inovec townrdihe passngewoys.

Like numerals refer to like parts through- C cutthe several views of the drawings.

in the drawings, l0 is the hull of :rvessel constructed in accordance with my inven` tion. il nre rollers set et duerent angles and rotatably mounted upon brackets l2 -ffist to the decl; i3 or" the vesse lli and ers provided, the snme being of like construct-ion, exccptthnt the passage l leads out of one side of n vessel and the passage l5 out of the other side of the vessel. Referring-then, to the passage 14. the sinne extends downwardly through an openinO' 1G in the deck and extends outwardly through an Opening 17 in the side of the hull l0. The oo-ats 1S are adapted to slide downwardly"through this passageway from .the deck .and outwardly et. an ongle to said vessel onto the surface of the water upon which the vessel floats. A. track 19 leads downwardly through the passageway lei and `sand .track 1s 'inode in two sections, an upper section 2O and a lowerscction 21.

The npnervsectiouconsists of two rails 22 and 23 which are permanently fastened to the bottom 24 ofthe passageway le and lend from the deck downwardly there through and into the passageway lei.' The lower section 2l lends from the lower end olf the upper section downwardly through the passageway. and out of the opening 1.7. Said lower sectionconsists of a' 'framework (sce Figs. 3 ando), seid Aframework cornu `pris-ing two longitudinally extending chainnel irons 2d and cross pieces 2T joining said channel irons together.

rl`wo rails 28 and Q9 aline with the rails 22 and Q3', respectively, and v ore fastened rigidly to the cross pieces 27. The rails 28 and Q9 are pivoislly connected et their upper endshy Ineens or' links 30 to the lower ends of the rails 22 and 23, respectively. ot the upper section. .The rails 28 and 2). ns set forth, are pivotiillyy mounted in the 4inist-ingewny lll :ind it will he noted that said rails 28 and) terminate at their lower ends along'l the line 3l of the hull 'or side' of the vessehso thntfthe rail Q8 is longer than the ruil 29 and this is compensated for `by supplying n third rail 32, the outer end of which is flush with the'outer end oi'.Y the ruil when the parts are in the position illust-rated in Fig. 3,l or, in other words, when the device is in position for use.

,lVhen the device is not being used the third rail 32 is swungbnckwordly into the passageway, as it is not desirable to have the saine project beyond the side of the hull, and in order to enable this to he done, said rail is pivotally mounted to swing,V in n horizontnl planefrom the outer rail 29 toward the innerl rail 28, said outer rail being con-4 nected to the reil QS by series of parallel il il Si?? i'o-flmclively. The lowei Seccin 221 is, liliaifelioia pifvolcl by amalis mc ille linka 30 a appar Sectimi Q0 anfl said lQiwr seoia raised and loweeil by meanesnl il lmlF-l 36 and liai'ifl wheels 3T having Y ssfzrawllweaileil engagieumuli wil aaiil. rada rlllmllfxfwel' mals O lha Tails- Ill am :lasliiwfl lo one nl lll@ @rosa-meras QT; lli@ upper @mls al aifl rods project throng-li iuiailels 38 which are falemal lo the lop Il@ nl' lli@ paasageway lfl. Said passageway also piaviilefl with Sides ll0 ancl 4l. lf; mailer lli@ sam@ watortight. BV turning ilprm lli@ .llaznfl Wheels 37 in (me flireCtimL il: @Villani lliat 'ille lower section will ma iaisrgfl, lagailiei ivilhlllle rails auppm'lml lllellxan, and said section will be swung in a ifmliical plane about the pivotal linka il() as a zi-mlm. iS auf in HS@q lilllien the rail 3L il; Swing to ille pnsili'fm illasl'laloll iii di) tml lilies in, Fig. 3.

` :J luiivalfs are pi'mallly r-uvmufl al' tlm 'fram irl, as all al?. 'lille lma'ls are lrlaflif all auml, lo llm opening' 16 al the pas:- .feiasfewaj' lill and a 'v heldin position reaily l1@ lues movial flown lille pasang'oway ill luy a mp@ which 'fastened at one nml lo a waiglit elfland pasa@ upwardly 'from ill@ l'lrecl; 0WD a pullaj' 415, llience llorizsm'ilalljvalong; and allay@ Said cletl and nvm ar pulley flll am] thence downwardly, 'laminating in a ring' il?, Wl1icl`1 when ille boal' is in filo possiin llusli'alecl in Fig. Q :lull luefme lilo lla-ai; la Saal. downwardly tl'ufmigli the pasan ngagva a lmok 48 fast lo a slandmali, in turn, is fasl'anfil lo the boll'm al.: the boat lS.

il. laclizig lover 50 is pivoleil upon lw alanflaril amil holclsvtlle'ing; l? lnclnil 'irma lli@ howl; fluntil the boat; is mafly lo Stall, *when lha lei/'ar 50 is lipped, upon ils pivot and lll@ ring' 4l' unshippd from ihn liol 1.155. The boat tillen in reac'lincas lo fleacmid lliroagl'i the @algida llwreof.

lilacll of tlm boats 18 is provided upon the aldea lliezuof' with flanges 5l and Awhich are :jic'lapte'il lo Slide upon the rails of the upper and lnfwm sections of the track which lsl downwarrlly through ille passageway, will lue noted laal ille rollela on lli@ il t* Ll 17e inclined at dillmonl anglos to each Gillo', more npeially in, the vicinity oflilm openings nl llaa passagewajys ll and This ia in assiali Ylila: cWS of the boah: in manipulating,lolaame in orilm' t0 gal, 'tlmm inlo "position ivo lm allot flown the pas:- eiagofwajvs lll amil l5.

rliie -gmel'al nltmalin of the device llera inlmlimi apeuilically described is; as followff: 'lliflA baat lo l0@ loaded is puslieil along; mi lli@ mllei's ll unlil il iS 'brought inm *pogilimi, ali lha-iop of 'the passageway, a5 illus-- naa :iai

ff unisa la ille lloal: lancha-fl llimsiglgl filmx "l L la@ lmal ifa lmliml la fl. A life saving apparatiiswhaving7 in combination, a vessel having a passageway therein leadiiigfroin a deek Vdowiiwardly through said deck and outwardly through an opening in the side of said vessel, a track leading` dowii said passageway'pivoted at its upper end to a stationarysupport, means adapted to rock said track on its pivot in a `Vertical planeand a hoat adapted to slide l@ outwardly therefrom at an angle tosaid vessel and onto the siirtaee oit the water i'ipoii which. said vessel floats.

A life savingr apparatus rhaying, in combination. a vessel haring` a passageway therein leadinoj t'ioiii a deck downwardly through Said teck and outwardly vthrough an opening in tue side ot said Vessel, a track in said passageway, said'traek eoiiiprising 29e an upper section aud a lower section, said upper seetion permanently iiastened to said .vessel and leading from said deck downe wardly therethrough and into said passar way, said lower section leading from said upper section downwardly throughA said passageway and out ot said opening and pivoted at its upper end to swing iii a vertieal plane and a boat adapted to slide down said passageway troni' said deck and out` wardly therefroii'i aty an anle to said vessel and onto the surface ot the water upon 'which said vessel floats.

6. A life saying apparatus having, inv Combination, ay vessel having' a passageway therein leadingI troni a deck downwardly through said doek and outwardly through an opening in theside ot said vessel, a traok in said passageway, said track comprising an upper section-and a lower sectiona said,

through said deck and outwardly through 55 an opening in theside of said vessel, a track iii said passageway, said trgok comprising an upper section and a lower seotion, said upper set'tion permanently fastened to said vessel and leading troni said deck downwardly therethrough and into said passage` way and consisting ot two rails, said lower section consisting ot' a framework and two n J a Arails fast thereto and leading-troni said upper sectionV dowmifardly through said h5 passageway andout et' said opening,

down said passageway troni said deel: rind.

said

rails piyotally connected at their upper ends to the lower ends of the rails the upper section to swing in a vertical plane, and a third rail adapted to aline with the outer of said lower section v rails and pivotally ii'u'iinted to swing in a horizontal plane from said outer rail toward the inner rail of said Aarising an upper section and a lower seerails and permanent-ly fastened to sain vessel and leading troni said deck downwardly tion, said upper section consisting of two therethrough vand iiito said passatraen/ayuA said lower section Consisting of a trainem work and -two rails fast thereto and leading troni said' upper section dowirwf irdly through said passageway andi', out o said' Y opening, -said rails pivotallyztpnneotedfat their upper ends` to th' lowe`r"ends ot 'the to swing in ails of the upper eetioii vertical plane and ineens to r saitl framework and swing aise and lower said lower seetioii rails about their pivots.

9. el life saying apparatus haring, in combination, a vesselliaving a passageway therein leadiiie from a deck di'iwiiiiuirdlyA through said deck and outwardly through air openingin the side of said Vessel, a

track in said. passageway, said track coinprising an upper seetionnnd a'lower section, said upper .section consisting of two rails and permanently fastened to Vessel and leading troni said deck downwardly therethrough and into said passageway,

said lower section Consisting olia trainee. -work and two rails :tast thereto and leadinglgl/troin said upper section downwardly through -said passageway and out of said openingL said rails pivotally connected at their upper ends to the lower ends of the rails ot the upper section to swing in a were tical planeg a third rail adapted to0 aline with the outer rail of said lower section aile and a series ot parallel horizontally disposed links pivotally' Connected. at their opposite ends? respectively, to said third rail and the inner rail of said lower section rails, whereby said third rail may he swung' horizontally outer rail. 10. A lite saying apparatiis having, in

ltoward and away troin isaid eoinhinatioii,fa' Vessel having a passageway lill? 

